Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-21
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
WAsHINGT0E's SUNDAY Law IN
EFFECT.
Ths United statcS TrEininK-snips
Saratoga, Jamestown' and Ports
mouth Arrive Osf Newport, Es. Y.

killed and several others injured. 10
The city Jail at Missoula, Montana,
was burned yesterday week, and vagrant
named Chambers was burned to death.
Brioadier-G General Orlando b. Wilcox
was, on Saturday, placed on the retlred
list, he having reached thea of64 years,
The historical library of the late Pro-
fessor Won Ranke in Germany, has been
purchased for the Syracuse (New York;
University.
Twenty. ono buildings, comprising most
OF the business portion OF GAINESVILLE,
Minnesota, were burned on Tuesday
night Loss, 10000.
The United States training ahipa Sara
to0a, jamestown and Port mouth arrived
off Newport, Il. l., Sunday night, on their
return from a southern cruise.
The drought, 80 long prevailing in
western TexRs iH at last broken. A heavy
and general rain fell throughout the soc.
tion during Tuesday night week.
An arrival from the Rappahenuock
river, Virginia, reports that the village of
Farnhan, having population OF 500,
was destroyed by FIRE on Monday week.
The PreBbytery OF Morris and Orange, |
New Jersey, decided Thursday, by vote,
that man ought to have the privilege OF
\
Patrick Maloney, Sc years old, was burned |
10 death early Sunday morning by the
destruction Of boarding house in Mem
phis, Tennessee. Tnirty other inmates
made their escape.
Secretary Edge, Of the state board of |
agriculture, and Veterinarian Bridge, yes |
terday week killed Ave pleuropneumonia |
infected cattle on the farm of John Fry, |
In Manor township, Lancaster county, Pa.
Three fires have recently been started
about the building of the New York
ZatuRg, the last taking place early sun
day morning and damaging the build
ing and contents TO the extent OF SIG 900
There ia suspicion that the fires re the
result Of anarchistic enmity developed
through incendiaries.
Bishop Harkins of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, was
consecrated Thursday in the magnificent
cathedral In that city. Archbishop Will
liams Of Boston was tie consccratr, his
assistants being Bishops o'Reilly and
Mcmahon. More than 800 clergymen
we're In and around the sanctuary, and
the rest of the vast ediice was packed by
the laity.
According to telegram from Readirg,
Pa, the fish in Stony creek, which
empties into the Scnuylkill, have heen
killed by acids from dynamite factories
along It's banks. Cattle which drank OF
the water have been affected by range
throat disease II is said TINT dynamite
factory in Lebanon county was recently
fired by incensed parties, but the fire was
discovered in time 10 save the building
and the workmen.
David X. Cartier, chief justice Of the
supreme court Of the District OF Column
bia, died at his residence in Washington,
on Saturday night, in the 18th year OF
his age He was born in jefferson county,
New York, studied Inv and emigrated to
Ohio in 1886. He subsequently served
two terms in Congress, was appointed
minister to Bolivia by President Lincoln,
and, returning to this country in Dacem.
Der, 1862, was appointed chief Justice Of
the supreme court Of the District Of Col
umbiR.
The governor of Colorado on Saturday
iaaued q quarantine proclamation against
cattle from Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland
West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey
New York, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
Connecticut, Missouri, Kansas, PennHyl
yania and the District Of Columbia. Cattl'
from the above states cannot be brough
into Colorado until they have been ex
aminad by the state veterinary surgeon
II after being inspected they receive
clean bill of health, they will be allowed
TO enter.
While viewing the wreck Of freigh
train on the Chicago Il Northwestern
railroad near Palatine, ILL.,, Sunday, si
persons were killed by the bursting OF
large water tank. II is supposed that tn
collision had Jared the tank, containing
100000 gallons of water, and loosened
cracked the hoops. When the struetnr
collapsed and fell it buried crowd
people under the wreckage and water. Ivy
boye and four men were killed outright
two other men were fatally and numoe
dangerously injured. -,
A telegram from East Saginaw, Aileh
tells the following; Parties III aoleuS
Cleveland and Philadelphia recently too
noaaeasion of the stock Of Himmelle
Bros, dry goods, ON attachments f'
debts ranging from $500 to 81 800. The
NAV find il costly experiment, Son
LAWYER has lust discovered that the r
cent Congress passed law by Whi'
a. 600 is the smallest amount Tor VIII NJ,
parties outside of a state can attaeh' ~
attachments have been released, 'he pe
ties levying paying big costs with d pos
bility OF a suit for damages, :, :,
Julia Lawton, in Jail at Utica, N: ",
the charge Of completely in causing y
FIRE which burned to death Matthew ~;
sock and three children, at Meyers fel
on the night of the 18th ut, mas hl'ai' y l
confession. She says she accldentaily NJ ".
the bnrn adjacent TO Massocks dwelli
by dropping lighted match lnthe sure
aftor liphtinp her pipe. She claims
was Tnder the influence Of opium q
whisky when this WIS done and did
realize the consequences. Her husbal
arrepted on the sauna charge and nov
ia;l Il belieyed TO ba entirely innocent
The will of the late Denis IL, Iulloy
Boston makes the following beqnes
To the Cathedral Of the Holy Oro
$40 600. tothe Boston EocesiasticHl t,e
nary. $40 600; TO the Eoston COL
Sl0. 900: to the Carney Hospital @o'.
10 tbe Associatiop for the Protection
Destitute Catholic Children, Sl0,uou
the Honse of the Good Shepherd, T5
10 the new Asylum for Infants on Duo
street, 80 600; to the institution nt
Little Sisters Of the Poor, %iV,uUO
the House of the Angel Guardian ~ \
to the College of the Holy Gross, NJ
sester, $5, 600; to st Mary's Parish
the North Ed, $4,000. fhe sum
a $4,000 is to be devoted TO the assie. ssH,
OF the deserving pour tAiiN a.
Boston. to be distributed through IN
strumentality Of several paroohiai
ferenees.
In Washington, Sunday, an ordt
the district commissioners dlreo.iug
closing of nearly all places OF busl
went into effect. The order, wn,cn
based upon an obsolete statute are
that all places of business, such as
oeries, saloons, butcher shops, conlee
cries and cigar shops be KEPT olose
SUNDAYS: that news stands and news
shonld not eell after o'clock llias
stores should sell nothing except !
cines and that carriages should NOT
ON the streets. The delivery OF
bread. ice and articles previously
chased, the order said, would not
terfered with. nor would eating hous
closed, provided the bars, II any,
closed and separated from the res.au =,
There was o general observance Q
order, except that few cigar mei
or two saloon keepers and rev
town dealers kept open for the pu
of testing the law.
Jacob Rohrer, wealthy Iarnien ~ :
feeced out OF $4,000 bytwo horse s.s, s.lu
~ In Lancaster, Pa, on THURSDAY 1,.9, nuI,
William Euniek, drummer ior bhi' !.
tin-piate firm, had himself arIes,
washington Friday for VIOLATION
law imposlng a license tax on CONN., u
agents. In the police court he relu
pay the flne or offer bail and was com